This statistic displays the prevalence and severity of hearing loss measured at 1kHz mid-frequency sound among individuals in England in 2014, by gender. The majority of individuals (86 percent men and 85 percent women) have good hearing at 1 kHz mid-frequency sound.
Prevalence and severity of hearing loss at 1kHz mid-frequency sound in England in 2014, by gender*
* The source adds the following information: "1 kHz: Good hearing: able to hear 20 decibel Hearing Level (dBÂ HL); Mild to moderate problem: unable to hear 20 dBÂ HL; Moderate problem: unable to hear 35 dBÂ HL; Moderate to severe problem: unable to hear 55 dBÂ HL."
** Weighted bases where n (men)=2,593 and n (women)= 2,708.
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Health and Social Care Information Centre. (December 16, 2015). Prevalence and severity of hearing loss at 1kHz mid-frequency sound in England in 2014, by gender* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/501344/severity-of-hearing-loss-at-mid-frequency-sound-england/
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Health and Social Care Information Centre. (2015). Prevalence and severity of hearing loss at 1kHz mid-frequency sound in England in 2014, by gender*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/501344/severity-of-hearing-loss-at-mid-frequency-sound-england/
Health and Social Care Information Centre. "Prevalence and Severity of Hearing Loss at 1khz Mid-frequency Sound in England in 2014, by Gender*." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Dec 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/501344/severity-of-hearing-loss-at-mid-frequency-sound-england/
Health and Social Care Information Centre, Prevalence and severity of hearing loss at 1kHz mid-frequency sound in England in 2014, by gender* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/501344/severity-of-hearing-loss-at-mid-frequency-sound-england/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Prevalence and severity of hearing loss at 1kHz mid-frequency sound in England in 2014, by gender* [Graph], Health and Social Care Information Centre, December 16, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/501344/severity-of-hearing-loss-at-mid-frequency-sound-england/
